tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Mon Sep 14 06:33:09 1998
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Re: "Excuse me" and "bless you"
- From: "David Trimboli" <[email protected]>
- Subject: Re: "Excuse me" and "bless you"
- Date: Sun, 13 Sep 1998 18:33:43 -0400
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From: Steven Boozer <[email protected]>
To: Multiple recipients of list <[email protected]>
Date: Thursday, September 03, 1998 1:06 PM
Subject: RE: "Excuse me" and "bless you"
>: These just aren't phrases that jive with the Klingon psyche.
>: OTOH, when someone sneezes in my house, we say {Qu'vatlh}! :)
>
>.. though I really doubt a Klingon would expect an apology. In fact, he'd
>probably think less of you. Klingon etiquette may just call for a brief,
>acknowledging grunt in these circumstances.
I know I'm a little behind on reading the list, but . . .
I think Klingons would do exactly what I do when someone nearby sneezes:
ignore it completely.
What's the point of even grunting when someone else sneezes?
SuStel
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